How To Install Kitchen Ceramic Wall Tile

Step 1 prepare the wall.

How to install kitchen ceramic wall tile.

Ceramic tiles can be installed directly on drywall plaster or if they are in moist areas onto green drywall or even better cement backer board. So if you re looking to put your tiles on a bathroom or kitchen wall be sure you get semi vitreous or impervious tiles. Mark the wall at the top of the tile. This line serves as your cutting guide to fit tile along the counter.

Consequently mark the section of the tile you want to cut out using a carpentry pencil. To install ceramic wall tile use a level and measuring tape to mark the tile locations on the wall with chalk. Next lock firmly the tile into position as you will use the grinder. Place the mosaic sheets along the wall.

Repair any loose or cracked tiles. To do so make sure all of the tiles are intact and secure. Then use a level to extend the line along the work area. To see where the tile will end at the top of the installation make a jury stick.

Remove any tile spacers left from the tile installation using needlenose pliers. Use long sweeping motions to apply mortar to the wall and start placing your tiles in the marked locations. Remove the tile and prepare the wall according to the corresponding instructions above or tile over the existing tile. Installing ceramic tiles on kitchen wall in our case we have used a grinder with a diamond blade to cut out a small section of the tile.

Position the first tile or sheet of mosaic tiles into place on the wall at the center point of the layout. Align it carefully with the horizontal and vertical layout lines. Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall. Make sure the face of the tile is free of adhesive and other contaminants.

Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up. Prepare the tiles before mixing the grout. Clean the joints of any loose materials or adhesive that might interfere with the grout s ability to seal against the tile. As you press the adhesive will be flattened out.

Be sure to put spacers between each tile as you go. Hold a tile at this spot accounting for a 1 8 inch expansion gap. Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary. Press it firmly into the adhesive.